Nike had a clause in Michael Jordan’s record rookie contract: be rookie of the year, average 20 ppg, be an all star, or sell $4 mill worth shoes in a year. Jordan became rookie of the year, scored 28.2 ppg, named all star, and Nike sold $100 mill of shoes in 1984-85. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.espn.com/blog/playbook/dollars/post/_/id/2918/how-nike-landed-michael-jordan
In the 1920’s, Hugo Gernsback invented The Isolator which was a helmet aimed to improve concentration by blocking out noise and narrowing the users field of view. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.thevintagenews.com/2015/12/22/the-isolator-an-invention-from-1925-designed-to-improve-work-productivity/
Violets can be smelled for only a few moments at a time because they get their scent from ionine which shuts the smell receptors off after simulating them. After a few breaths the scent pops up again. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12643663
Milton Hershey didn’t have any children so he opened an orphanage school and left his entire fortune including majority ownership of Hershey Chocolate Company in a trust for the school. 70% of the company is still owned by Milton Hershey School. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_S._Hershey
The wingless midge (or small fly) Belgica Antarctica is the largest land animal permanently living in Antarctica is only .24 inches long. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://onlyfunfacts.com/fun-facts/facts-about-antarctica/
The beautiful Yunhe rice terraced fields in Zhejiang province are the largest terraced fields in Eastern China. They are situated at an altitude between 200 to 1,400 meters and have been feeding locals for over 1000 years. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://en.tourzj.com/things-to-do/yunhe-rice-terraces
Binky the polar bear lived in Anchorage’s Alaska Zoo. He mauled two visitors who jumped over the safety rails on separate occasions. After the maulings, Binky merchandise was sold with the slogan “Send another tourist, this one got away”. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binky_(polar_bear)
Recent studies show that Americans eat 1 out of every 5 meals in their vehicles. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://web.colby.edu/st297-global18/2018/10/29/americas-fast-food-obsession/
The first Deadpool movie was only greenlit after test footage shot by the directors two years earlier was leaked online. The identity of who leaked it at 20th Century Fox remains a mystery. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadpool_(film)